Chelsea’s 3 biggest winners and 2 sorest losers from the blockbuster international break

Writer James Fudge assessed Chelsea players who thrived or struggled during the three-week international break, identifying three key winners and two notable losers. Maxence Lacroix impressed for Zinedine Zidane's France squad, Morgan Rogers tallied a goal and two assists for England, and Estevao delivered a goal and an assist for Brazil during matches in Australia and India.

Conversely, Jamie Gittens and Jorrel Hato were deemed the biggest losers. Gittens suffered an ankle injury inside 45 minutes with the England Under-21 side, while Hato managed only 30 minutes of playing time as Micky van de Ven was favored ahead of him at left-back.